Patents Examined by Amber A Misiaszek
  • Patent number: 9870569
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving an offer of a flexible demand response event from a customer of a utility company, and determining a price of the offer in context of a load-supply balancing operation of the utility company.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Andreas Doms
  • Patent number: 9846904
    Abstract: A website that presents a user interface that displays images of products to a user. The product images that are displayed are of products that are recently trending or popular as determined by data derived from one or more sources. Each product image is displayed without the price of the respective product and without text naming, describing or identifying the respective product. Therefore, the user interface is constructed to focus on the trending products themselves so that the user interface is clean and uncluttered, allowing customers to focus on the trending products for possible purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Alcott, Chad Weber, Peter Stromquist, Josh Dingman, Robert Stenzinger, Nicole Netland, Thibault Roux
  • Patent number: 9842343
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure facilitate providing a marketplace for accessories of a remote monitoring and management product. In some embodiments, the system may be configured to create a first user account for a first user with a first number of points, and a second user account for a second user with a second number of points. The system may obtain a first RMM accessory item (e.g., a monitor, a data view, an antivirus definition, a search, a report, a script, a system component, a plugin, a probe, or a definition) and a corresponding price. Responsive to receiving an indication of interest, the system may transmit the first RMM accessory item to the second user, add to the first number of points a first multiplier times the price, and subtract from the second number of points a second multiplier times the price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Connectwise, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Alan Cheloff, Chris Goetschius
  • Patent number: 9792571
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for tracking the efficiency of a drilling rig are provided. A sensor system on a drilling rig is provided. A controller in communication with the sensor system may be operable to generate measurable parameters relating to at least one Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The measurable parameters may be compared with measurable parameters from a target to generate an Invisible Lost Time (ILT) period and an Invisible Saved Time (IST) period for the drilling rig. The KPIs, ILT period, and IST period may be displayed to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chakrapani Mandava, Michael David Lockridge
  • Patent number: 9767253
    Abstract: The present system and the method relate to adding product information to patient record. A product database stores the product information corresponding to a product, while a patient database stores the patient record corresponding to a patient. A product detector detects a product identifier corresponding to the product information and generates a product identifier message. The patient detector detects a patient identifier corresponding to the patient record and generates a patient identifier message. An adding module adds the product information to the patient record based on the patient identifier message and the product identifier message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: LOGI-D INC.
    Inventor: Richard Philippe
  • Patent number: 9767260
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing supplemental content relating to a digital good are presented. The supplemental content relating to the digital good may be received, where the supplemental content may be for presentation to a consumer. The supplemental content may be stored in accompaniment with the digital good. Ownership criteria associated with ownership rights of the supplemental content may be determined. The ownership rights corresponding to the supplemental content may be transferred from a first entity to a second entity based, at least in part, on the determined ownership criteria. The second entity may be authorized to access the supplemental content based, at least in part, on the determined ownership criteria. The supplemental content may be caused to be distributed to the second entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Neelakantan Sundaresan
  • Patent number: 9750478
    Abstract: When a retake button is selected, a CPU causes a dialog screen for inputting a reason for a photographic error to be displayed. On the dialog screen, the name of a radiographer who is logging onto an X-ray photographing apparatus and select buttons indicating possible reasons for photographic errors are indicated. The CPU transmits an unsatisfactorily photographed image to a different server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Matsuno
  • Patent number: 9741021
    Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for driving demand for services. An appointment platform operating on a server may identify, based on an appointment inventory of a service provider, an open appointment to be filled. The appointment platform may rank a plurality of users to which the open appointment may be offered. The appointment platform may rank a user of the plurality of users based on a current membership score of the user. The appointment platform may determine, based on the ranking, to offer the user the open appointment. The appointment platform may identify, based on the current membership score of the user, a type of incentive from a plurality of types of incentives, to offer to the user for filling the open appointment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Yu, Surya Prakash
  • Patent number: 9727834
    Abstract: A portable measurement system is described herein that provides accurate real-time data for a subject object at a job site. The acquired data may include photos, laser mapping, thermal images, sonar imaging, electronic measurements, or other types of measurement data. The system leverages commonly available remote control helicopters or other flying vehicles mounted with a camera or other equipment to acquire images or other measurement data that would be difficult to obtain without climbing onto a target structure or placing personnel in other dangerous situations. A portable platform is described herein that can include helicopters as well as other types of portable measurement devices that can fly or otherwise maneuver to capture measurement data at a job site. In many cases, these connected devices can provide near instant availability of captured data to a processing center or other remote location, reducing delays that are typical today.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Inventor: Jerome Reyes
  • Patent number: 9672477
    Abstract: An exam scheduling device comprises a notification module configured to determine notifications for display to a scheduler in the process of scheduling an exam for a patient. The notifications presented to a particular scheduler may be selected based on one or more exam parameters associated with a patient, for example. Thus, only those notifications that are relevant to the exam parameters associated with a particular patient's exam are presented to the scheduler, and the scheduler is required to respond to only those notifications that a scheduling administrator has determined require a response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: D.R. SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Carol G. Sloyer, Tarek El Rashidy
  • Patent number: 9633322
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adjustment of difficulty level, quantity, and/or other parameters of knowledge-based authentication. The questions may be asked of a consumer based on one or more generated risk scores associated with the consumer's behavior, which may be derived from information received from the consumer, a representative responsible for entering information regarding the consumer, and/or from the consumer's computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: ConsumerInfo.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Burger
  • Patent number: 9626486
    Abstract: In an environment where it is beneficial for chronic health care patients to receive individualized attention on a daily basis, a health care network (10) is provided. Each patient receives a user interface device (12) such as a set top box for accessing the network (10). Based on the patient's health care history, a nurse or other health care professional interfaces with a server (22) and constructs a care plan specific to that patient by filling out appropriate sections of a care plan template. An itinerary arrangement processor (32) organizes content gleaned from the patient's care plan and constructs a serially arranged itinerary for the patient to experience each day. The patient logs on to the network (10) and is immediately presented with the day's itinerary, without having to navigate any menus. Resultantly, the patient will have an easier experience, and will not miss any material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Tadashi Egami, Gilbert C. Lemke, John C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 9615810
    Abstract: When a retake button is selected, a CPU causes a dialog screen for inputting a reason for a photographic error to be displayed. On the dialog screen, the name of a radiographer who is logging onto an X-ray photographing apparatus and select buttons indicating possible reasons for photographic errors are indicated. The CPU transmits an unsatisfactorily photographed image to a different server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Matsuno
  • Patent number: 9589241
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an electrical system is provided. The system comprises a controller including a plurality of machine implemented processing sequences. The electrical system also includes a plurality of sensors configured to receive input related to the environmental conditions of the environment surrounding the plurality of sensors and transmit the input to the controller, at least one power source in electrical communication with the controller. The electrical system further includes at least one storage device in electrical communication with the controller, and at least one device sensor in communication with an end user. The at least one device sensor includes memory, and the memory includes priority information regarding the priority of a device associated with the at least one device sensor. The at least one device sensor is operable to transmit information to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: John Felix Schneider, Christopher Allen Brown
  • Patent number: 9483807
    Abstract: The invention is a hospital scheduling system that allows for real-time updates of the status of a medical procedure to be transmitted. More particularly, this transmission allows for the consistent flow of a pre-arranged sequence of events a hospital may use for patient treatment procedures. Once an event has transpired, notice of the event occurrence may be transmitted to interested personnel through specific transmission, or a general broadcast for all personnel such that updates may be checked by any interested hospital personnel. The devices capable of receiving the transmissions may be a wired device, or may be a portable wireless device, such as a hand-held unit. Moreover, the invention describes a pedal that may be capable of programming such that when specific areas of the pedal are compressed, coding will be sent to a computer for translation into status messages that may be transmitted through a network to any number of recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: LAGUNA MENA INC
    Inventor: Mohammed Naji
  • Patent number: 8965778
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided for benefit management. One system includes a server including an application interface and access to a data store having one or more client files. A client file can include a definable set of business rules for managing and administering benefits and can include fund use rules for accessing and applying funds to claims from one or more accounts. The system includes a program operable on the server to apply the definable set of business rules in connection with processing a claim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventors: Peter J. Kaehler, John L. Erickson, Leonard R. Steidel, Peter L. Hauser
  • Patent number: 8812336
    Abstract: A system for generating a work unit test ahead candidate list. A list is generated of all potential candidate systems for test ahead operations. A system in the potential candidate list is selected. It is determined whether any work unit in the selected system is waiting for short parts. Determining that no work unit in the selected system is waiting for short parts, a complexity score is calculated for each work unit in the selected system. The calculated complexity scores are added to a total system complexity score. It is then determined whether an override exists for a work unit in the selected system. Determining that an override does exist, the selected system is removed from the potential candidate list. A candidate list is generated from remaining systems in the potential candidate list. Then, the candidate list is outputted to provide recommendations for optimizing work unit test ahead operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven C. Erickson, Ivory Wellman Knipfer, Fraser Allan Syme
  • Patent number: 8768720
    Abstract: A method and system for helping a client check in for a scheduled activity wherein at least first and second subsets of activities occur proximate first and second locations, respectively, the method comprising the steps of providing a check in resource at the second location for checking clients in for the second subset of activities, associating at least a first electronic kiosk with the first subset activities, positioning the first kiosk at the first location for use by clients to check in for first subset activities, via the first kiosk, receiving identifying information from a first client, identifying at least a first currently scheduled activity for the first client, determining that the first currently scheduled activity is one of the second subset activities and via the first kiosk, indicating that the first client cannot check in for the first currently scheduled activity via the first kiosk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Epic Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Steven J. Larsen
  • Patent number: 8751285
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system includes a memory, a processor, and an interface. For a first region, the processor calculates a risk associated with a political situation of the first region, a risk associated with a legal situation of the first region, a risk associated with an economic situation of the first region, a risk associated with a social situation of the first region, a risk associated with a technological situation of the first region, and a risk associated with an environmental situation of the first region. For a first entity, the processor calculates a risk associated with an exposure level of the first entity in the first region. Based at least on these calculated risks, the processor calculates a ranking for the first region, the ranking representing an amount of risk to the first entity in the first region. The interface communicates the ranking for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Subhajit Deb, William Tyler Thornhill
  • Patent number: 8738392
    Abstract: A health information gathering system for gathering information from at least one user. The health information gathering system includes a database storing information relating to a user and pertaining to at least two of the areas of information selected from a group consisting of nutritional information, psychological information, occupational information, physical information and personal history information, access to the information stored in the database being controlled by the user. The user can input information pertaining to the at least two areas of information selected from the group consisting of nutritional information, psychological information, occupational information, physical information and personal history information into the database, and the user can retrieve information from the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Inner Reach Corporation
    Inventors: Constance Y. Fitzpatrick, Mark E. Fitzpatrick